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April 7, 2011 | Volunteer & Donor E-Newsletter

Volunteer registration now open

Online registration is now open for the 2011 Mission of Mercy.

New this year you will select your exact shift and assignment rather than only your preferences as in past years. Then, make sure to write it on your calendar as we will be counting on you to fill that slot!

Dr. Jody Schilling, her husband, Sachin Tuli, and clinic team members will serve as "celebrity" guest bartenders for charity at Bonfyre American Grille in Madison on May 16 from 5 - 8 p.m.

All funds "earned" by the team that evening will be donated to the WDA Mission of Mercy, including $2 of every featured cocktail purchased that night and 50 percent of all tips received. They invite you to join them and support their spirits for a smile efforts. Thanks to Dr. Schilling and team and all who join them to support the cause!

The 'executive challenge'

Mark and MOM Program Coordinator Lani Becker are ready to put Greg's donation to good use after losing a friendly bet on the Packers-Bears NFC championship game.

Thanks to Illinois State Dental Society Executive Director Greg Johnson for making good on his word. Greg and WDA Executive Director Mark Paget hedged a friendly bet on the Packers-Bears NFC championship game - loser donates $100 to the other state's MOM program.

Now, Mark and Greg are at it again, this time with the Brewers and Cardinals.

Both feel their team will come out on top in each game played against the other, each series the two teams play and ultimately whose will finish ahead of the other. Proceeds from this friendly wager will benefit the winner's MOM program.

Volunteers often ask whether the WDA provides malpractice insurance or if they, as individuals, need to provide it.

Dentists' existing malpractice insurance follows them to the event and hygienists will be covered through a plan WDA Insurance Programs has purchased on our behalf through CNA's Professional Protector Plan.

Click here for more details on coverage for active and retired dentists.

Established in 1957 as a charitable subsidiary of the Wisconsin Dental Association, the WDA Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization.

Its mission is to improve oral health of Wisconsin residents through its support of projects that provide dental care for the disadvantaged while meeting the current and future needs of the dental profession.

Donations to the WDA Foundation are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

The foundation is, in large part, supported by WDA members; however, the cost associated with a large-scale project such as Mission of Mercy requires us to expand our donation base and solicit grants from industry-related and community sponsors, other foundations and local dental societies.